Allen Iverson has abducted own children, says ex-wife

Allen Iverson's ex-wife, Tawanna Iverson, has filed documents saying that he will not return the couple's children.

The documents state that Allen Iverson asked for permission to take their five children on a short vacation to Charlotte, N.C. The children were supposed to be returned to Tawanna on May 26th, but Allen has refused to give them back.

Tawanna Iverson has sole legal and primary custody of the children, who range from three to 16 years old. The couple set up a neutral exchange for June 4 at a nearby Target store, but her ex-husband never showed.

Now, he is reportedly keeping them in a Georgia hotel. Tawanna said she thinks he never took them on vacation at all, and they went straight to the hotel.

Now, Tawanna Iverson has gone to the court to get them back, and wants Allen to be punished for keeping them. She said Allen had long struggled with alcoholism and had been known to drink around their children.

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